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Chapter 15- Blackmail
Destiny's POV…It was Kate.
I glared at her as she batted her eyelashes furiously at Kai. I rolled my eyes.
"What are you doing here?" I spat in pure distaste. Kate smiled innocently.
"I was looking for my Kai baby" she replied sweetly, "Henry, said I could find him here"
I stared at her. At least she's got half a brain. That may be giving her a little too much credit though.
I growled, "Get out"
Kate smiled again, "Actually, I'm here to spend the afternoon with Kai." She turned her eyes back on Kai, "Didn't Voltaire tell you honey?"
"No", He answered flatly. I slid my hand into Kai's and glared at her. Is it really that hard for her to understand? Kai is mine and she can't do anything about it. I seriously want to strangle her.
She looked overly bewildered, "Oh?"
Kai sighed in annoyance, "What do you want"
She smiled, "This afternoon, we're going shopping for Christmas presents. I can help you pick out what to buy me" Kate squealed in excitement. She sounded more like a dying cow though.
"Ha" I casually brought myself back into the, oh so pleasant, conversation, "Or not"
She turned her narrowed eyes on me. "I wasn't asking you" she spat bitterly, sending me a cold glare. I choked down my laughter.
"Here, it's a note from Voltaire" she said handing Kai a folded sheet of paper. He shook his head after reading it and crumpled it into a ball. A note? How desperate is she? Like, get a life.
"Fine" he growled, "Go get in the car"
WHAT? She smiled triumphantly at me before flipping her hair and walking sassily from the room. I ran over and slammed the door behind her, my anger rising.
I crossed my arms and glared back at Kai. "What are you doing?"
He sighed, "I don't have a choice"
I frowned, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Des" he walked toward me in two long strides and grabbed me gently by the shoulders, "Trust me"
I let out a small whine. "I don't want her throwing herself all over you. You're mine not hers"
He raised a brow, "Yours eh?"
I smiled innocently and he let out a soft chuckle. I hugged him tightly and then he kissed me on the forehead before he left. I watched him disappear down the hall.
I closed the door dejectedly. Kailee sent me a sympathetic look. I flopped down on the bed next to her.
"You don't have to worry Des, Kai can handle Kate" Kailee comforted me, "He really cares about you, just trust him"
I sighed, "It's her I don't trust"
"Well…there is something we can do" She said slowly, a mischievous glint in her mahogany eyes.
I sat up; she certainly had my attention, "Go on"
She smiled broadly, "We could follow them"
"Like stalk them?"
"Yea, pretty much"
I giggled, jumping off the bed and running to the door, "Ingenious"
We ran downstairs to get our shoes and coats; a bubble of excitement replacing my anger.
...xoxo...
Ok, it sounded like a really good idea. But really, watching Kate swoon over my boyfriend isn't as fun as I thought it would be. And I was feeling kind of guilty. Does stalking him really say that I trust him? No. But I do, so I'm totally sending out the wrong message here. But then I don't trust Kate, so maybe it is the right message. But, it really doesn't seem like it. Oh my god, I need to get a life.
"Destiny" Kailee urged, indicating me to follow her. I snapped out of my weird little daydream.
I crept after her. People gave us weird stares as we ducked behind clothing racks and hid behind plants.
"You know, we're attracting more attention trying to not be seen than we would if we walked straight down the middle" I mused, as another passerby stared awkwardly at me behind my dying plant.
"What are you looking at?" I shot at her and she jumped a little and hurried away. I laughed. Kailee punched me.
"Shhh, they're going to see us" she hushed, peering around her plant on the other side of the bench. I rolled my eyes. Kai was too involved pushing Kate off him every five seconds and Kate was too busy throwing herself at him every five seconds to notice us two stalking retards. I had this urge to run after them and then start beating the shit out of her, shouldn't be so hard; she's wearing high heels and a really tight skirt.
"Oh my god" Kailee whispered, clamping her hand over her mouth to stop laughing. I stared blankly at her. She pointed.
I followed her finger to see Kate searching through the big sale items at the entrance to a lingerie store. I watched as she held up 2 thongs in his face, trying to get him to pick one. Oh my god, I have to save him.
"Kailee!" I smacked her upside the head, "That's not funny, it's pure evil"
She grinned in reply and merely shrugged. I dragged her toward the store.
"You're totally gonna blow our cover" she whined. I smacked her upside the head. "Ow!"
"Woops sorry" I smiled innocently; she glared at me. We were ducked down behind a clothing rack in the store next to them. I could hear Kate's annoying voice talking to Kai.
"Oh, this one's pretty cute too Kai" she said, holding up a see through, lacy pink thong. It was so small though; more like half of one. Kai rolled his eyes in annoyance and looked away.
"Kai" she said, "Kai are you listening to me?"
"What?" he replied flatly and she held out her hands with her selected lingerie.
"I need to pick three, I can't chose" she explained, staring intensely at the chosen ones, "Come on help"
If she put that much effort into solving math problems, she could be a genius. That's an extremity mind you, but really. You should see how focused she is right now.
"Kailee. I'm going in," I told her before marching over to the two. She tried to grab my arm as I went but failed. I heard her mutter 'idiot' as I left.
"That one" I said, not really pointing to any particular one. Kate looked up.
She glared at me, mortified, "What are you doing here?"
I shrugged, "It's a mall, you know, I'm allowed here"
We glared at each other. Kai seemed to notice the tension and intervened.
"I'm out of here" he said and then cast a glance at me to say 'are you coming'. I nodded gleefully and stuck my tongue out at her. She growled angrily.
"Actually Destiny" she said before we could leave, "Since you liked these so much you should get them"
She held out the skimpy little pink one. I raised a brow, "I don't want it"
She smiled, "Figures"
"What?" I asked.
She shrugged, but there was taunting glow in her eye, "Considering no guy would ever see them, there's no point is there?"
"Fuck off" Kai interrupted, "Let's go Des"
Kate's offended face looked at him and then she shook her head
"Can't you do anything yourself Dessy? I'm sure Kai's getting bored saving your ass all the time" she jeered, delighted at my furious reaction.
"Aren't you getting bored sleeping with every guy in the school?" I said angrily, "I'm amazed you haven't gotten pregnant yet"
"Condoms" she rolled her eyes, "Obviously"
"97 effective, like I said it's amazing you're not pregnant" I replied, "Really it is"
"You do realize I'm not insulted right?"
"I realize you enjoy being a slut"
"I bet you're still a virgin" she smirked, glancing from me to Kai.
I choked on that one. I felt a blush creep along my cheeks and I couldn't look at Kai. I didn't know if he knew, or if he cared.
"Enough" Kai said, putting his arm around my shoulders, "Let's go"
Kate spoke up again, I knew she couldn't resist, "Doesn't it bother you honey? If you were with me we could—"
She never go to finish that sentence, I slapped her so hard across the face. She took a step back in shock and touched her cheek. A red hand mark was burning through her skin.
I turned and stomped away, lightheaded in anger. I knew he wouldn't come after me, I could see Kailee in the corner of my eye grab his arm. But she couldn't do anything when Kate's shoes came clicking after me.
"You won't get away with that" she spat, her pretty face lined with a dark scowl.
I pushed her out of my way and kept going. Again I heard the clicking. She shoved me against the wall.
"Get lost bitch" I spat in her face as I pushed her into the clothing rack and didn't stay to watch as she and the rack tumbled to the floor with a loud crash. I ran out as fast as I could.
Kai's POV
When I got back a few hours later, Voltaire wanted to see me. I didn't bother arguing about it with Henry. Instead I went straight up.
He was sitting behind his desk reading over some papers when I walked in.
"Learn to knock," he ordered.
"What do you want" I replied, ignoring what he said.
He set down the sheets and then folded his hands on his desk, "Richard Hiramaki has made a request"
I stared at him blankly.
"Sit down Kai, he will be here momentarily"
I sat down, not in the mood for argument. We waited in awkward silence. Finally a knock at the door broke the almost unbearable tension. Voltaire yelled for the visitor to enter.
Richard appeared in the doorway, his shoes spit shined and his moustache trimmed to perfection. He was wearing an expensive blue pinstriped suit and a dark red tie.
"Ah, Richard" Voltaire greeted and Richard nodded. "Please take a seat"
Richard came through the door as someone else appeared in it.
"Miss Hiramaki, a pleasure" Voltaire said, bowing his head curtly. Kate walked through the door. She was dressed in a pink knee-length dress with long sleeves, the most single layer of clothing she's probably ever worn.
Richard took a seat in the other chair while Kate stood behind him.
"Be a gentleman and offer the lady your seat boy" Voltaire scorned. I sighed heavily and got up. Kate thanked me politely.
"Shall we get straight down to business then?" Richard said, glancing at his watch, "I have a meeting in an hour"
"Of course" Voltaire nodded and then he turned to me.
"Richard and I have decided" he began, "Because of certain circumstances and because of the pride and success it will bring our families, you and Kate are to be married"
I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I could feel her complacent stare on me and the satisfaction Voltaire felt.
"No"
Richard looked completely taken aback, but Voltaire only raied a brow.
"Kai and I have much to discuss Richard, I believe you have a meeting anyhow." Voltaire said calmly, "You may start making preparations though, there will be a wedding"
I watched them leave. Kate blew a kiss, I looked away.
"You will marry her," Voltaire said as soon as they were gone.
"Like hell I will," I replied angrily, getting to my feet.
"I beg to differ"
"Beg all you want"
I slammed the door behind me.
...xoxo...
It wasn't until later that Voltaire came to see me. He knocked at the door and I let him in thinking it was Kailee or perhaps Henry. I was surprised to see my grandfather there instead.
"You don't understand Kai," he said, inviting himself in and shutting the door with a click.
"I'm 16"
"I have no choice"
I stared at him for a moment. "Fuck that"
"Watch your language"
I rolled my eyes and then went back to my computer to finish writing my English essay on another Shakespeare story.
Voltaire glared at me from the doorway, "I'm not finished"
I grunted in reply as I wrote about how Romeo's love for Juliet caused him to kill himself. I'd rather write about how retarded Shakespeare is.
"Kai" he roared and I spun my chair to face him.
"What the fuck do you want?" I yelled.
He shook his head, "I want you to understand that you will be marrying Miss. Hiramaki"
"No" I replied, "I won't"
"I won't allow you to waste your time with that Springfield trash," he snapped, his brow furrowing in anger.
"Is that why you're making me marry her? Because of Destiny?" I asked in disbelief.
He was quiet again, forcing himself into his normal calm and cold state, "The marriage is for the Hiwatari name, and Miss Hiramaki is also from a respected and wealthy family"
"Get out"
"Excuse me"
"Get the fuck out of my room"
"This is my house"
I slammed off my computer, not caring that I'd have to rewrite my entire essay again. Slipping into my coat I walked past him out of my room.
"Her mother works for my company"
I didn't stop. So he'd fire Anna, so what. She was underpaid anyway and could get a better job.
"Or" he said stepping out of my room, "Do you want the girl safe?"
I stopped abruptly and spun to face him, "What are you going to do to her"
He smiled secretively, satisfied with having my entire attention completely on him. "I own a drug company Kai, I could kill her and you could never prove it"
"Your insane" I spat in anger, "total fucking nutcase"
He shrugged, "I never said I would kill her, but there is always need for test subjects in the lab and then I could"
"I'll do it" I interrupted sharply.
"Pardon me"
I inhaled slowly and forced myself to speak.
"I'll do it. I'll marry Kate"
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Don't be mad, please please don't be mad. I just realized how far from being done this story is…
Yea, anyway I know this is a little extreme and all, but hey, drama is fun. Sometimes this story seems like a freakin soap opera.
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